The university held its third-annual Academic Honors Convocation on Thursday, recognizing students, faculty, and staff for their extraordinary achievements in areas including research, scholarship, teaching, and mentoring.
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Faculty Senate passes homeland security degree
The Senate discussed a new master of arts in homeland security that aligns with the university’s commitment to security research.
Undergrads develop action plans to solve global challenges
Thirteen Northeastern students joined more than 1,000 of their peers from around the world at the 6th annual Clinton Global Initiative University meeting.
Northeastern community comes together at campus vigil
Several hundred students, faculty, staff, and university leaders on Tuesday gathered together a day after the Boston Marathon bombings.
Community health fairs focus on heart health
Professors and students in the School of Pharmacy provided blood-pressure screenings and health education to Boston-area residents as part of a larger national health initiative.
How, and why, some Jewish scholars were left behind
At the Northeastern Holocaust Commemoration, Bernard A. Stotsky Professor Laurel Leff explained that American universities had one of the few lifelines to extend to refugees fleeing Europe to escape Nazi persecutions, but they didn’t do enough.
Community service comes full ‘Circle’
Hundreds of students participate in Northeastern’s chapter of Circle K International, a collegiate organization that promotes service and leadership.
Design thinking and higher education
President Joseph E. Aoun discussed higher education’s ongoing transformation las a guest lecturer in the architecture course “Understanding Design.”
Apps, co-ops, startups, and global solutions: It’s RISE:2013
Students and faculty showcased a range of impressive research projects across many disciplines at the university’s annual innovation, scholarship, and research expo on Friday.
Recommendations ahead on smoke-free campus initiative
At a town-hall meeting Tuesday night, a committee charged with exploring a campus-wide smoking policy fielded questions and provided important information ahead of its final recommendations expected later this semester.
CEO puts the ‘care’ in brand power
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder and CEO of Care.com, shared her entrepreneurial journey and the critical components of building a strong brand on Wednesday at Northeastern’s CEO Breakfast Forum.
An inside look at your March Madness bracket
Northeastern Athletic Director Peter Roby followed hundreds of men’s college basketball games this season as part of serving on the NCAA Tournament selection committee, which released its highly anticipated bracket.
